• 4 June 1974 : Bishop Walter F. Sullivan is appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Richmond.
• 28 May 1974: Churches in Southwest Virginia are transferred from the Diocese of Wheeling to the Diocese of Richmond.
• 8 September 1974 : Rev. John Fahey, Pastor of St. Anne in Bristol, celebrates the first mass in Abingdon at St. Thomas Episcopal Church.
• 10 December 1974 : The Catholic community in Abingdon is granted mission status by Bishop Walter F. Sullivan, and becomes a mission church of St. John the Evangelist in Marion. Rev. Daniel Bain, (1) is appointed Pastor.
• April 1975 : The church community takes the name Christ the King. Sunday Mass is moved to St. John Lutheran Church to accomodate increased attendance.
• 7 September 1982 : Construction begins on new church at current location.
• 28 February 1983: Rev. Carl DeSouza, is appointed Administrator.
• 7 May 1983 : Dedication of New Church at current location.
• 31 May 1983: Rev. Carl DeSouza (2), is appointed Pastor.
• 29 May 1985 : Rev. Leo Cervantes (3), is appointed Pastor.
• 26 August 1988 : Rev. Kenneth Stofft, is appointed Administrator.
• 30 May 1989 : Rev. Robert Krenik (4), is appointed Pastor.
• 12 June 1994 : Bishop Walter F. Sullivan dedicates enlarged worship space, new fellowship hall (named in honor of Charles Seger), kitchen, and classrooms.
• 1 September 2003 : Rev. Paul Maier (5), is appointed Pastor.
• 2007 : Rev. Mr. Richard Cronican, is appointed permanent Deacon.
• 1 July 2012: Rev. Francis Xavier Musolooza (6), is appointed Pastor.
• 1 August 2022: Rev. Rolo B. Castillo (7), is appointed Pastor.​

Welcome to Christ the King Parish in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Southwest Virginia! We are a Christian community of Roman Catholics in union with Pope Francis and Bishop Barry C. Knestout, Bishop of the Richmond Diocese. We belong to Deanery 14 (Southwest Virginia) under the leadership of Very Rev. Christopher Hess, pastor of St. Anne in Bristol.

I am grateful for your warm welcome and I look forward to serving the people of Christ the King in Abingdon and St. John in Marion as Pastor for many years to come.

I am the 4th of 7 children. I have 5 brothers and 1 sister. My parents, Flor & Roberto, live in Virginia Beach. I completed my seminary studies at the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus OH and was ordained a priest on 31 May 1992 in New York. This year (2022) I celebrate 30 years of ordained ministry, 25 of which I have spent in the Diocese of Richmond VA. I have served as Pastor at St. Francis of Assisi in Rocky Mount, Resurrection in Moneta, Holy Infant in Elkton, Shepherd of the Hills in Quinque, and St. John the Evangelist in Waynesboro.